digitalize

[ dij-i-tl-ahyz, dij-i-tal-ahyz ]
/ ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tlˌaɪz, ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl aɪz /

verb (used with object), dig·i·tal·ized, dig·i·tal·iz·ing.

Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.
Computers. to digitize.

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Also especially British, dig·i·tal·ise .

Origin of digitalize

First recorded in 1925–30; digital(is) + -ize

Words nearby digitalize

digital immigrant, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize, digital joint, digital mapping, digital media, digital media player, digital native
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British Dictionary definitions for digitalize

digitalize

digitalise

/ (ˈdɪdʒɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to administer digitoxin or digoxin to (a patient) for the treatment of certain heart disorders
another word for digitize

Derived forms of digitalize

digitalization or digitalisation, noun
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